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| pa·ter·ni·ty [ pə túrnətee ] |
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1. fatherhood: a man's role or status as a father
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2. ancestry: descent from a father
  children whose paternity has not been legally established
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3. origin: the origin or authorship of something
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| [15th century. Directly or via French< late Latin paternitas< Latin pater "father"] |
